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EXHIBIT 10.17
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 11,
1999 among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MATERIALS, INC. (the "Borrower"), the BANKS listed on
the signature pages hereof (the "Banks") and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, as Agent (the "Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, certain of the parties hereto have heretofore entered into a
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 3, 1998 (the "Agreement");
WHEREAS, at the date hereof, there are no Loans outstanding under the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to make the amendments specified
below and to restate the Agreement in its entirety to read as set forth in the
Agreement with the amendments specified below;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions; References.
(a) Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein
which is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the Agreement. Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder," "herein" and "hereby"
and each other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and each
other similar reference contained in the Agreement shall from and after the date
hereof refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.
(b) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the
Agreement, in appropriate alphabetical order:
"YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT" means the ability to perform properly
date-sensitive functions for all dates before and from and after January 1,
2000.
"YEAR 2000 PROBLEM" means the risk that computer applications used by
the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or the suppliers and vendors of the Borrower and
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its Subsidiaries may be unable to recognize and perform properly date sensitive
functions involving certain dates prior to and any date after December 31, 1999.
SECTION 2. Extension of Facility. The date "December 2, 1999" in the
definition of "Termination Date" in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is changed to
"August 9, 2000."
SECTION 3. New Pricing Schedule. The Schedule annexed hereto is hereby
substituted for the Pricing Schedule as annexed to the Agreement.
SECTION 4. Change in Conditions to Borrowing. Section 3.02(e) of the
Agreement is amended to read as follows:
(e) the fact that, except as otherwise described by the
Borrower in a writing to the Agent and waived by the Required
Banks, the representations and warranties of the Borrower
contained in this Agreement (except, in the case of any
Borrowing subsequent to the Closing Date, the representations
and warranties set forth in Sections 4.04(c), 4.05, 4.06,
4.08, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.16) shall be true on and as of the date
of such Borrowing.
SECTION 5. Updated Representations. (a) Each reference to "1997" in
Section 4.04(a) of the Agreement is replaced with "1998."
(b) Each reference to "September 30, 1998" in Section 4.04(b) and
Section 4.04(c) of the Agreement is replaced with "March 31, 1999."
(c) Each reference to "nine months" in Section 4.04(b) in the Agreement
is replaced with "three months."
(d) Each reference to "September 30, 1998" in the definition of
"Borrower's Latest Form 10-Q" is replaced with "March 31, 1999."
(e) The following new Section 4.16 is added to the Agreement:
SECTION 4.16. Year 2000 Compliance. The Borrower has (i) initiated a
review and assessment of all areas within its and each of its
Subsidiaries' business and operations (including those affected by
suppliers and vendors) that could be adversely affected by the Year
2000 Problem, (ii) developed a plan and timeline for addressing the
Year 2000 Problem on a timely basis and (iii) to date, implemented such
plan in accordance with such timetable. The Borrower is exercising
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the computer hardware and
software within the critical
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business systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be Year 2000
Compliant. The Borrower has no reason to believe that such critical
business systems will not function on any given date in a manner which
would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6. Change in Commitments. With effect from and including the
date this Amendment and Restatement becomes effective in accordance with Section
8 hereof, (i) each Person listed on the signature pages hereof which is not a
party to the Agreement shall become a Bank party to the Agreement and (ii) the
Commitment of each Bank shall be the amount set forth opposite the name of such
Bank in the Commitment Schedule annexed hereto. Any Bank whose Commitment is
changed to zero shall upon such effectiveness cease to be a Bank party to the
Agreement, and all accrued fees and other amounts payable under the Agreement
for the account of such Bank shall be due and payable on such date; provided
that the provisions of Sections 8.03 and 9.03 of the Agreement shall continue to
inure to the benefit of each such Bank.
SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby
represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and after giving effect
hereto:
(a) no Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(b) each representation and warranty of the Borrower set forth in the
Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment and Restatement is true and
correct as though made on and as of such date.
SECTION 8. Governing Law. This Amendment and Restatement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 9. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment and Restatement
may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. This Amendment and Restatement shall become effective as of the date
hereof when the Agent shall have received:
(a) duly executed counterparts hereof signed by the Borrower and the
Banks (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall
not have been received, the Agent shall have received telegraphic, telex or
other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof
by such party);
(b) an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel for the Borrower
(or such other counsel for the Borrower as may be acceptable to the Agent)
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substantially to the effect of Exhibit E to the Agreement with reference to this
Amendment and Restatement and the Agreement as amended and restated hereby; and
(c) all documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence
of the Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity of this Agreement,
and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent;
provided that this Amendment and Restatement shall not become effective or
binding on any party hereto unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied
not later than August 15, 1999. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and
the Banks of the effectiveness of this Amendment and Restatement, and such
notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MATERIALS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Chairman & CEO
Address:
Facsimile:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ G. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: G. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Senior Vice President
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS,
HOUSTON AGENCY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
CENTURA BANK
By: /s/ J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Corporate Banking ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
NORWEST BANK COLORADO,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Agent
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Address: ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile:
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COMMITMENT SCHEDULE
BANK COMMITMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guaranty Trust Company of New York $44,500,000
First Union National Bank 43,500,000
Wachovia Bank, N.A. 43,500,000
Bank of America, N.A. 43,500,000
Banque Nationale de Paris, Houston Agency 25,000,000
Branch Banking & Trust Company 25,000,000
Centura Bank 25,000,000
State Street Bank 25,000,000
Norwest Bank Colorado, National Association 25,000,000
TOTAL $300,000,000
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PRICING SCHEDULE
Each of "Facility Fee Rate" and "Euro-Dollar Margin" means, for any
day, the rate set forth below (in basis points per annum) in the row opposite
such term and in the column corresponding to the Pricing Level that apply for
such day:
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PRICING LEVEL LEVEL I LEVEL II LEVEL III
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Facility Fee Rate 7.0 8.0 11.0
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Euro-Dollar Margin
if Utilization is less than 25% 18.0 27.0 39.0
if Utilization is greater than or equal to 25% 38.0 47.0 64.0
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For purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings,
subject to the further provisions of this Schedule:
"LEVEL I PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Borrower's
long-term debt is rated A or higher by S&P and no lower than A3 by Moody's or A2
or higher by Moody's and no lower than A- by S&P.
"LEVEL II PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, (i) the
Borrower's long-term debt is rated A- or higher by S&P and no lower than Baa1 by
Moody's or A3 or higher by Moody's and no lower than BBB+ by S&P and (ii) Level
I Pricing does not apply.
"LEVEL III PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, neither Level
I Pricing nor Level II Pricing applies.
"MOODY'S" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc.
"PRICING LEVEL" refers to the determination of which of Level I, Level
II or Level III applies at any date.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group.
"UTILIZATION" means, at any date, the percentage equivalent of a
fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Loans at such date and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of
the Commitments at such date. If for any reason any Loans remain outstanding
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following termination of the Commitments, Utilization shall be deemed to be in
excess of 25%.
The credit ratings to be utilized for purposes of this Schedule are
those assigned to the senior unsecured long-term debt securities of the Borrower
without third-party credit enhancement, and any rating assigned to any other
debt security of the Borrower shall be disregarded. The ratings in effect for
any day are those in effect at the close of business on such day. The ratings in
effect for any day are those in effect at the close of business on such day, and
the Euro-Dollar Margin and Facility Fee Rate may change from time to time during
any Interest Period as a result of changes in the Pricing Level during such
Interest Period.
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